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2023 | DIRECTED BY YIMOU ZHANG

Under the Light

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Movie Stats
Year
2023
Runtime
 127 minutes (2 hrs 07 mins)
Certificates

15

MA15+

14A

R16
Select Cast
Jiayin Lei
Guoli Zhang
Hewei Yu
Dongyu Zhou
Yi-zhou Sun
Naiwen Li
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
9th Oct 2023
Last viewed:
6th Jan 2025
Total views:
44
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
19th October 2023
2 years 5 days ago
China release date
 China
28th September 2023
2 years 26 days ago
Ireland release date
 Ireland
18th October 2023
2 years 6 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
19th October 2023
2 years 5 days ago
New Zealand release date
 New Zealand
19th October 2023
2 years 5 days ago
Hong Kong release date
 Hong Kong
20th October 2023
2 years 4 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £13.5 Thousand
Global Flag
Global total gross
  $189.4 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
1,708 aprox.
Global Flag
Global tickets sold
19.9 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 19th Oct '23
  • Debut box office: 20th Oct '23
  • Debut position: 30
  • Highest position: 30
  • Debut gross: £13.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1
US Release
Global Box Office
  • Release: 28th Sep '23
  • Debut weekend: 29th Sep '23
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $61.9 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 6
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Directed by
yimou zhang Yimou Zhang
Starring
Jiayin LeiSu Jianming
Guoli ZhangZheng Gang
Hewei YuLi Zhitian
Dongyu ZhouLi Huilin
Yi-zhou SunDavid
Naiwen LiLiu Feng
Yajun XuLiu Bo
Yu TianTang Danian
Zhengjun HeWen Hui
Zili XuSun Heyang
Boyang LinYang Xiaowei / Zhu Li
Tong ChenLi Sha
Daoming ChenChen Weimin
yimou zhangJoan ChenHe Xiuli
Xun WangKong Sanshun
Liang ZhaoHead of goons
Gang JiaoGao Jin
Lin LingDirector Li
Yuanzhang YinDumb cousin
Chu Bu Hua JieYellow-haired hooligan
ADVERTISMENT
2023-09-28
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
30
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
1
Total UK Gross:
£13,528
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Under the Light
20 Oct 2023
30N
£13,528
£13,528

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Info
Highest Place
1
Weeks at No.1
1
Weeks top 15
5
Total Weeks
6
Total Global Gross:
$189,368,650
Global Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
29 Sep 2023
1N
$61,874,300
$61,874,300
6 Oct 2023
3▼
$17,287,200
$136,828,000
13 Oct 2023
4▼
$13,411,000
$150,054,000
20 Oct 2023
8▼
$6,888,000
$173,113,400
27 Oct 2023
13▼
$2,832,889
$179,097,943
3 Nov 2023
18▼
$1,402,233
$182,237,929

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
  •  China release date:
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'Under the Light' is trending today
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  1. Mission:Impossible (1996)
  1. Bruised (2020)
  1. The Killing of Randy Webster (1981)
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£13,528
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Under the Light
10512
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Global total gross
$189,368,650
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Genres
Crime
Crime
Drama
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Thriller
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Popular in these countries
  • Brazil Brazil
  • United States United States
  • Mexico Mexico
  • Hong Kong Hong Kong
  • Singapore Singapore
  • Germany Germany
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • Ukraine Ukraine
  • India India
  • Argentina Argentina
  • Nepal Nepal
  • Japan Japan
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
News from around the web
China Box Office: ‘Under the Light’ Keeps Weekend Chart Lead as Holiday Business Slumps  IMDb Wed, 8th October 2025

‘Under The Light’: Review  Screen Daily Fri, 29th September 2023

Light of the World  Plugged In Fri, 29th August 2025

Under the Light: All the Colors of Crime  The American Society of Cinematographers Mon, 18th March 2024

All We Imagine as Light: A Gently Luminous Film About Love in Modern Mumbai  AnOther Magazine Fri, 29th November 2024

Under the Light — Zhang Yimou  In Review Online Fri, 17th November 2023

17th October 2023
Global Box Office Weekend Report 13th - 15th October 2023: Taylor Swift dominates the global box office with her The Eras Tour concert event movie
11th October 2023
Global Box Office Weekend Report 6th - 8th October 2023: The Exorcist: Believer is the top movie globally on its debut weekend of release
4th October 2023
Global Box Office Weekend Report 29th - 1st October 2023: Chinese movie Under The Light tops the global box office as the top 5 changes completely